Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-12-27
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MANEER NJ DRUNKEN NAN.
A horrible cutting ARRAY occurred last
evening about 6 o'clock and Alexander
DonRiaas can hereafter describe tbs sen
cation, from personal knowledge. Of hay-
ing ones throat cut. The experience
vnEies, no doubt, with circumstances,
for his wAs cut Ia the most Rhastly and
q little short of the most effective man.
ner, and yet his attention bad 10 be
called to the fact before be vas aware
of il.
He vas seated In the kitchen Of Mrs.
Garretl's suite Of rooms, IN Ovens
building eR Railroad street, lsst even
ing about o'clock. Mrs. Garrett is
the woman who attained considerable
notoFiety q sa0Ft time since By, In the
first place, being divorced ano more
recently BY kidnapping her Little girl
from the woman N whose charge Il
was left By The father at Pnyallup and
carrying her FIRST to Seattle and then 10
Oh mpia. Douglass. Who Is young IA
married man, employed - foreman By
Mnnix, the blacksmith. has q room In
the same building and adjoining thoss
OF Mrs. Garrett.
AvTER kKvKnGEw
A knock sounded nt thR door and the
woman opened il. n. @. Hall. another
younQ man employed by Wolf, the
baker, as driver, and Who for . long
time vas driver OF the delivery wagon
OF the Tacoma laundry, stood In the
hallway. BE Was well known 20 Mrs.
Garrett, and she, seeing be vas eonsid-
srably under the induenee Of liquor,
tcld him 20 90 away.
aWeIl, I won't, = said Hall Il have
eone % here for revenge
Revenge upon whomf" exolaimed
the woman.
aFhas don't natier,S said the drunk
IN rlar, "i'm going 10 hsve revenge.
The woman fhreate6ed 10 call the
rslirs, hus u had no effect. The man
/ Insisted on going into the room and
the woman refused to admit him, and
thsiF loud words attracted q wonap
from acroas the hall, Who went over
| ana engaged Hall 10 conversation for q
roomeni ana ekea went into the Kitchen.
The oooT was closed and Hall wAs
fbousha 20 have gone away. A few
raamsnts after DouRlass rose and vent
/ ouf. presumably 20 10 TO his own room.
FIGHT N HEAL EAREEsT-
Hail vas sttii standing IN the passage
/ and AZ onss confronted Doaaiass. and
/ After q brief excbanfe Of hiah Words
| ssruek a him With hand thas be took
cut OF his ovsrcoat pookst. D0aaiasA
answered IN kind, knocking him down.
Hall GOT up and both Den threw Cd
thetr coats and Immediately cline ed,
Hall lnngsd quickly AZ Douglass With
| his riQhl hand repeatedly. ba8 go
l forced 10 The noaF again. and Douglass
bese him s1eadily and terribly In the
fnps until he beRRsd pitsoasly foE
mercy. Blood was floating over fhs
earpei aud both the mems hands were
covered with q. The inmates OF ths
hoase, chiehy women. bad aA this hne
been adding a. mach 10 ne c0nfukiaz
ss lay 10 theif power. and Mr.. Owen.
Who renfs ona the building. was e..
sraeled 20 the place iast As DcnRlasA
raspondina b Halle oxy for mercy. Iei
hin up. Both men shock hands CO ~
spot ard dsslnred themaslyes satlHded
and thea vent into Mes 6arfettil
kitehen 10 WaHh. TIE woman neAris
1 fainkad e 80 hsld tke lamp into Do1a
laa's fass and exclaimed. ~Greaf God
man. yOu are eu1
q ruesg Eo,s sAid Hali. Il wal
rsaehinR f0E yea FtGhi lively foz ftms
9Th ny kn1fel
Il iho11hs q uas yOa thaa vAs hissd-